Quick – what did you have for breakfast? What will you have for lunch or dinner? Snacks? When you think about your pantry, do you have some food in there? How about your refrigerator and freezer – food of any kind, even if it’s just a slightly moldy lemon, some ketchup, and a half-full quart of ice cream?
Take a moment and give thanks for farmers. Unless you personally grow or raise it, the food you eat comes to you through the hard work of farmers and ranchers.
About 10% of the American work force works on farms, ranches, or other places where the food we consume originates. About 3.4 million people either own or manage a farm that produces food for us to eat. Where would we be without them? Can you imagine having to spend large parts of your life growing/raising the food for your table and your family? The US economy and our own personal lifestyles have benefited greatly from the dedicated people who own dirt and use it to create food.
When you think about it that way, farmers are superheroes, right?
Yet when we sit down at the table, how often do the people who produce our food come to mind? For most people, the answer is “not very.” It’s easy to assume that because something has been the way it’s been for so long, it’ll always be that way. We forget about what it was like before motorized tractors, refrigerated trucks, and supermarkets stocked with everything we need. It’s only been 100 years or so that butter came from the store, not from the family cow and the callouses on Mom’s hands from working a butter churn for hours on end to turn milk into smooth, solid deliciousness.
What else do we take for granted? Today, take a few minutes to make an inventory of your daily life and the things that make it easy. For inspiration, here are three episodes of the world’s second-shortest podcast, Tiny Bites of Wagaliciousness:
Who do you take for granted? Here’s a Tiny Bite for that!
What do you take for granted? Here’s a Tiny Bite for that!
Need a reminder not to take yourself for granted? Here’s a Tiny Bite for that!
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This week, focus on remembering to appreciate the people who make your life easier. Thank the cashier who’s on their feet all day, helping you finish shopping faster. Thank the groomer who keeps your dog clean, shiny, and sweet-smelling so you don’t have to trash your bathroom and your back. Thank the … well, you get the idea, right? Appreciate the people you see every day for what they bring to your quality of life.
And maybe Saturday, stop by the farmer’s market and thank a farmer while you’re at it.
Wags,
Sandy Weaver
The Voice of Wagaliciousness
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